Music books

A biography of experimental music improviser and Dadaist visionary Steve Beresford, based on first-hand interviews...  Read More >>

""A summary of current research on the production of stereo and mono recorded music""--  Read More >>

""Using a variety of musical genres, this collection addresses the intersections, conflicts, agreements, and anomalies...  Read More >>

""A wide-ranging overview of current research on music videos and audiovisual elements of popular music""--  Read More >>

""A chronicle of changing popular music styles and tastes as exemplified by ""one-hit wonders"" - focusing on the...  Read More >>

Discover your inner fiddler! Liven up your violin practice, bring joy to those around you, and captivate your audience...  Read More >>

This updated edition addresses the 2018 Comeback Special Tour and beyond. Long Shadows, High Hopes examines the...  Read More >>

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""The first authored textbook on sound studies; teaches students about sound in society through readings about and...  Read More >>

In the third and final book of his iconic piano etudes György Ligeti charts a new path relative to the rest of his...  Read More >>

""Uses the 2006 compilation DJs do Guetto as a central document of Afro-diasporic music in 21st-century Lisbon and...  Read More >>

Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation...  Read More >>

The definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard by the New York Times bestselling biographer of Clint Eastwood,...  Read More >>

"This book teaches how to develop children's musical skills through a unique compilation of songs, arts and crafts,...  Read More >>

Finally--an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century! A honing of...  Read More >>

From Data to Decisions in Music Education Research provides a structured and hands-on approach to working with empirical...  Read More >>

This volume brings together a group of analytical essays exploring traditional genres and styles of world music,...  Read More >>

An engaging integration of scholarship and storytelling, Reflections on Elizabeth A. H. Green’s Life and Career...  Read More >>

Laura Shenton offers an in-depth perspective on The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars from...  Read More >>

""A chronicle of changing popular music styles and tastes as exemplified by ""one-hit wonders"" - focusing on the...  Read More >>

Introduction to Digital Music with Python provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner and shows how...  Read More >>

Doing the Time Warp explores how song and dance – sites of aesthetic difference in the musical – can ‘warp’ time...  Read More >>

Cultural commentator Christian Adofo chronicles the rich social history of Afrobeats in the first ever book on the...  Read More >>

""The first authored textbook on sound studies; teaches students about sound in society through readings about and...  Read More >>

Modeselektor, the Berlin electronic duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, released Happy Birthday!...  Read More >>